We can help you bypass the 4-6 week wait time via the OPP The good news is that, as the province continues to open up in the wake of coronavirus and COVID-19, more businesses are re-opening and hiring or re-hiring staff that may have been laid off at the beginning of the pandemic. The bad… Read more »
Part II: Assessing the exterior physical environment In Part I of this series, we addressed the importance of putting a threat assessment team in place to ensure that workplace violence is minimized. Today we’re going to review one of the key factors in managing the risk of workplace violence: The physical environment. Of course every… Read more »
People are your biggest investment. How do you ensure you’re getting the right ones? It’s sounds like a cliché, but it’s true: People are your biggest, and often most important, investment. Hiring the right people can transform your business and your bottom line – and hiring the wrong person can end up costing you time,… Read more »
Better risk management starts with the right system. Last week we got a call from a business owner: “We’ve had a lot of inventory missing in the past few months, and I’m pretty sure that it’s due to employee theft. I installed some motion-sensitive cameras in the warehouse, but they haven’t helped. And half the… Read more »
Recruiters say the Canadian talent market is recovering If you spend too much time consuming US-based news, you’ve likely heard about how they’ve lost 20 million jobs and that more and more ‘furloughs’ are turning into permanent layoffs. While healthcare and IT recruiting continues to be strong, many industries just aren’t hiring right now. But… Read more »
. . . Price is important. So are a lot of other factors. No one likes it, but it’s part of business: Sooner or later, almost every company finds that it needs to conduct an investigation to uncover potential wrongdoing by management, employees, suppliers, vendors or other third parties. Investigations don’t have to be painful.… Read more »
It could be costing as much as 7% of your revenue. In the past few weeks, we’ve all heard the stories of employees stealing PPE supplies and equipment from retirement homes, hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Some of the thefts have been by healthcare workers themselves, trying to ensure they have a stash of PPE… Read more »
A reassuring presence in uncertain times We know that the current situation around coronavirus and COVID-19 means that organizations are having to adapt and react rapidly, and that this can be challenging. Building shutdowns and advisories to shelter in place or other measures mean that security can be more of a concern than usual. For… Read more »
We are committed to the health and safety of our employees, clients and suppliers during the present COVID-19 situation. As some of our employees are critical to our clients’ operations, we will be continuing to operate within regular hours. However, wherever possible, we are allowing employees to work from home, and we have increased… Read more »
So things are going well for your small business: You’ve landed some new clients, you’ve made some new hires, and you’re moving to a bigger office which will accommodate your 50-person staff. Now that you’ve got more employees, you can’t get to know them all the way you used to, and you’re handing off the… Read more »
It’s good for your employees – and your business The good news is that in the past decade, we’ve seen an increasing acceptance of ‘mental health issues’ in the workplace: You’re no longer risking your career if you admit that you need time off to deal with depression, or suffer from seasonal affective disorder, or… Read more »
Don’t approach screening as a binary proposition People often refer to pre-employment and background screening as providing a ‘snapshot’ of a potential employee, and to a certain extent that’s true. A person’s work history and the references they provide can certainly give you more information than you might get in a formal interview setting. But… Read more »
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